Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 28 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Bessye J. Bearden
Bessye J. Bearden
American journalist (1893–1943)
1893 – 1943
journalist
Edward Harris
American judge
1763 – 1813
judge
Arthur Bluethenthal
Arthur Bluethenthal
American football player and coach (1891-1918)
1891 – 1918
American football player
Tracy Johnson
American football player (1966–2023)
1966 – 2023
American football player
Doug Cooper
American stock car racing driver
1938 – 1987
racing driver
Vaughan Johnson
American football player (1962-2019)
1962 – 2019
American football player
Peter James Lee
Peter James Lee
American bishop
1938 – 2022
presbyter
Joel Beeson
American model and actor (1966-2017)
1966 – 2017
modelactor
Bert Wilder
American football player (1939–2012)
1939 – 2012
American football player
Albert Coates
American lawyer and educator (1896–1989)
1896 – 1989
university teacherlawyer
John Jones
John Jones
American abolitionist and civic leader
1817 – 1879
businessperson
Joseph H. Alexander
United States Marine Corps officer and military historian
1938 – 2014
historian
Leigh Chapman
American actress (1939-2014)
1939 – 2014
television actoractorscreenwriter
Barbara Gardner Proctor
advertising CEO
1933 – 2018
businessperson
Curley Bridges
American electric blues, rock-and-roll, and rhythm-and-blues singer, pianist and songwriter (1934-2014)
1934 – 2014
recording artistsongwriterpianist
Hubbard Alexander
American football player and coach (1939–2016)
1939 – 2016
American football player
Tom Scott
American football player (born 1970)
1970 – 2015
American football player
William Salter Blackledge
American politician (1793–1857)
1793 – 1857
politician
Edward J. Robeson, Jr.
Edward J. Robeson, Jr.
American politician (1890-1966)
1890 – 1966
civil engineerpoliticianvice president
Hattie King Reavis
Hattie King Reavis
American singer, song writer and actress (1890-1970)
1890 – 1970
songwritersingeractor
William Strudwick Arrasmith
American architect
1898 – 1965
architect
Margaret Bland
Margaret Bland
American playwright and poet (1898-1996)
1898 – 1996
playwrightpoetwriter
Marshall L. Shepard
American Christian clergyman and politician
1899 – 1967
politicianpastor
Anna Forbes Liddell
Anna Forbes Liddell
American academic and feminist
1891 – 1979
women's rights activistsuffragistacademic
Charles Baskerville
Charles Baskerville
American painter (1896-1994)
1896 – 1994
muralistpainter
Fred Vaughan
American football player (1904-1986)
1904 – 1986
American football player
Alex McFarland
American writer
1901
radio personality
Gil English
American baseball player (1909-1996)
1909 – 1996
baseball playerassociation football player
R. J. Reynolds, Jr.
R. J. Reynolds, Jr.
American businessman (1906-1964)
1906 – 1964
businessperson
Carl Ray
American baseball player
1889 – 1970
baseball player
Capus M. Waynick
American politician (1889–1986)
1889 – 1986
diplomatpolitician
Beulah Burke
American academic
1885 – 1975
university teacher
George M. Pritchard
George M. Pritchard
American politician (1886-1955)
1886 – 1955
politicianlawyer
Hal Bradley
American football player (1913–1981)
1913 – 1981
American football player
Nereus Mendenhall
Nereus Mendenhall
American educator
1819 – 1893
civil engineer
J. Bayard Clark
American politician (1882-1959)
1882 – 1959
bankerpoliticianlawyer
Alice Willson Broughton
Alice Willson Broughton
First Lady of North Carolina (1889-1980)
1889 – 1980
Fay Webb Gardner
Fay Webb Gardner
First Lady of North Carolina
1885 – 1969
Katharine Smith Reynolds
Katharine Smith Reynolds
(1880-1924)
1880 – 1924
Louis Graves
American newspaper editor (1883-1965)
1883 – 1965
newspaper editorAmerican football player
Dallas Townsend, Sr.
Dallas Townsend, Sr.
American lawyer (1888-1966)
1888 – 1966
lawyer
Albert Lyman Cox
American football player and politician (1883-1965)
1883 – 1965
American football playerpoliticianlawyer
Frank Thompson
Frank Thompson
American football player and coach, baseball player and coach (1886-1918)
1886 – 1918
American football playerbaseball player
Ernest Graves, Sr.
Ernest Graves, Sr.
American football and baseball player and coach, army officer (1880-1953)
1880 – 1953
American football playerbaseball player
Walter Moser
Walter Moser
American baseball player (1881-1946)
1881 – 1946
baseball player
Walter C. Lowdermilk
Walter C. Lowdermilk
American conservationist (1888-1974)
1888 – 1974
scientist
Charity Lamb
American murderer
1818 – 1818
Mary Duke Biddle
Mary Duke Biddle
American philanthropist
1887 – 1960
philanthropist
Leonard Outerbridge
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland
1888 – 1986
politician
Johnson Jay Hayes
United States federal judge (1886-1970)
1886 – 1970
lawyerjudge
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